Northern Illinois University Mentoring for Academic Success (M.A.S.) mentor program, a peer support and leadership group for incoming students. Students who register for this program will be introduced to a successful Latino junior or senior at Northern Illinois University who will be available to work with the incoming student in social and academic areas. All incoming students are welcome to participate.
De Mujer a Mujer: Latina Assistance Program (L.A.P.) is a peer support and leadership program designed for Latina women. This program strives to provide a safe space for Latina students to actively engage and discuss various topics about student and academic life.
Supporting Opportunities for Latinos (S.ó.L.) is a student organization that emerged to meet the needs of Latino males. The Latino Resource Center works closely with S.ó.L to provide academic, social, and leadership opportunities that enhance students’ retention and graduation.
Freshmen Receiving Experience and Study Habits (F.R.E.S.H.) is a free tutoring program designed to provide freshmen with the academic skills to perform at a high level in the classroom environment through one-on-one tutoring and multiple workshops. Voz de la Alianza Latina Estudiantil
VALE is a coalition of organizations and committees with Latino cultural interests that is designed to develop future leaders, promote unity among Latino organizations, and promote cultural awareness. Organization for Latin American Students
The Latino Students at NIU have united in order to enhance our cultural awareness and to establish a better academic and social environment. Tertulia de Espanol/Spanish Conversation Hour
Spanish language conversation tables on Tuesdays. Come sharpen your Spanish skills with other Spanish students! Latino Cultural Awareness Committee
LCAC is an organization that helps promote Latino cultural awareness to the NIU community and others. They do this through various activities throughout the school years, such as motivational speakers, workshops and other activities. Illinois State University Hosts Latino Cultural Dinners with guest speakers such as, Award-winning documentary director and producer Almudena Carracedo. She will speak on “Building Bridges and Creating Community Across Racial, Social and Economic Boundaries.” Northeastern Illinois University Feria Colombiana
Come and learn more about Colombia thorough arts and crafts, culture lectures, traditional food and music. Western Illinois University Coffee, Culture and Conversation
The purpose of this activity is to provide people who have an interst in international affairs the opportunity to meet and interact. Instead of basing this on international affairs change it to the preferred topic of Latinos.
10 Years of Student Engagement Results: Lessons from NSSE
(Jillian Kinzie - Indiana University)
What is Student Engagement? Why does it Matter?
Student engagement is the time and energy students devote to educationally purposeful activities and the extent to which the institution induces students participation in the right things…it’s the single best predictor of learning and personal development.
What we’ve learned from NSSE - 1 • Student learning and personal development are enhanced when students engage in educationally purposeful activities.
• The single best predictor of student satisfaction with college is the degree to which they perceive the college environment to be supportive of their academic and social needs.
• Effective educational practices measured by NSSE are independent of institutional selectivity.
What we’ve learned from NSSE - 2 • At institutions where faculty members use effective educational practices more frequently in their classes, students are more engaged over all and gain more from college.
• Schools that have a lower student faculty ratio, more full-time faculty, and more classes with fewer than 20 students generally score higher on all five NSSE benchmarks.
• Student engagement positively related to student grades and to persistence for all students.
Engagement is positively related to grades, retention for all students, but some students – those entering with low ACT scores and historically underrepresented students – appear to benefit more than others from the same educational programs or practices.
Educational Activities that Matter to Success 19 NSSE items, Educationally Purposeful Activities:
• Asked questions in class or contributed to class discussions
• Made a class presentation
• Prepared two or more drafts of a paper or assignment
• Worked with other students on projects during class
• Worked with classmates outside of class on assignments
• Tutored or taught other students (paid or voluntary)
• Participated in a community-based project as part of course
• Talked about career plans with a faculty member or advisor
• Discussed ideas from readings/classes with faculty outside class
• Received prompt feedback on your academic performance
• Worked harder than you thought
• Worked with faculty on activities outside coursework (committees, student life, etc.)
• Discussed ideas from readings/classes with others
• Had serious conversations with students of a different race or ethnicity and those who differ from you - religious beliefs, political opinions, or personal values
- Engagement has compensatory effect on FY grades & persistence to the second year.
- Historically underserved students tend to benefit more from engagement than majority students.
High Impact Activities First-Year Seminars and Experiences Common Intellectual Experiences Learning Communities Writing-Intensive Courses Collaborative Assignments and Projects “Science as Science Is Done”; Undergraduate Research Diversity/Global Learning Service Learning, Community-Based Learning Internships Capstone Courses and Projects
Activities collected by NSSE include participation in: • Learning Communities
• Service Learning
• Research with a Faculty Member
• Study Abroad
• Culminating Senior Experience
What to do??
Make it possible for every student to participate in at least two high impact activities One in First Year • FY seminars
• Learning communities
• Service learning One Later in Major • Study abroad
• Student-faculty research
• Field placement or internship
• Capstone project
Latino Support Programs
Northern Illinois University
Mentoring for Academic Success (M.A.S.) mentor program, a peer support and leadership group for incoming students. Students who register for this program will be introduced to a successful Latino junior or senior at Northern Illinois University who will be available to work with the incoming student in social and academic areas. All incoming students are welcome to participate.
De Mujer a Mujer: Latina Assistance Program (L.A.P.) is a peer support and leadership program designed for Latina women. This program strives to provide a safe space for Latina students to actively engage and discuss various topics about student and academic life.
Supporting Opportunities for Latinos (S.ó.L.) is a student organization that emerged to meet the needs of Latino males. The Latino Resource Center works closely with S.ó.L to provide academic, social, and leadership opportunities that enhance students’ retention and graduation.
Freshmen Receiving Experience and Study Habits (F.R.E.S.H.) is a free tutoring program designed to provide freshmen with the academic skills to perform at a high level in the classroom environment through one-on-one tutoring and multiple workshops.
Voz de la Alianza Latina Estudiantil
VALE is a coalition of organizations and committees with Latino cultural interests that is designed to develop future leaders, promote unity among Latino organizations, and promote cultural awareness.
Organization for Latin American Students
The Latino Students at NIU have united in order to enhance our cultural awareness and to establish a better academic and social environment.
Tertulia de Espanol/Spanish Conversation Hour
Spanish language conversation tables on Tuesdays. Come sharpen your Spanish skills with other Spanish students!
Latino Cultural Awareness Committee
LCAC is an organization that helps promote Latino cultural awareness to the NIU community and others. They do this through various activities throughout the school years, such as motivational speakers, workshops and other activities.
Illinois State University
Hosts Latino Cultural Dinners with guest speakers such as, Award-winning documentary director and producer Almudena Carracedo. She will speak on “Building Bridges and Creating Community Across Racial, Social and Economic Boundaries.”
Northeastern Illinois University
Feria Colombiana
Come and learn more about Colombia thorough arts and crafts, culture lectures, traditional food and music.
Western Illinois University
Coffee, Culture and Conversation
The purpose of this activity is to provide people who have an interst in international affairs the opportunity to meet and interact. Instead of basing this on international affairs change it to the preferred topic of Latinos.
10 Years of Student Engagement Results: Lessons from NSSE
(Jillian Kinzie - Indiana University)
What is Student Engagement? Why does it Matter?
Student engagement is the time and energy students devote to educationally purposeful activities and the extent to which the institution induces students participation in the right things…it’s the single best predictor of learning and personal development.
What we’ve learned from NSSE - 1
• Student learning and personal development are enhanced when students engage in educationally purposeful activities.
• The single best predictor of student satisfaction with college is the degree to which they perceive the college environment to be supportive of their academic and social needs.
• Effective educational practices measured by NSSE are independent of institutional selectivity.
What we’ve learned from NSSE - 2
• At institutions where faculty members use effective educational practices more frequently in their classes, students are more engaged over all and gain more from college.
• Schools that have a lower student faculty ratio, more full-time faculty, and more classes with fewer than 20 students generally score higher on all five NSSE benchmarks.
• Student engagement positively related to student grades and to persistence for all students.
Engagement is positively related to grades, retention for all students, but some students – those entering with low ACT scores and historically underrepresented students – appear to benefit more than others from the same educational programs or practices.
Educational Activities that Matter to Success
19 NSSE items, Educationally Purposeful Activities:
• Asked questions in class or contributed to class discussions
• Made a class presentation
• Prepared two or more drafts of a paper or assignment
• Worked with other students on projects during class
• Worked with classmates outside of class on assignments
• Tutored or taught other students (paid or voluntary)
• Participated in a community-based project as part of course
• Talked about career plans with a faculty member or advisor
• Discussed ideas from readings/classes with faculty outside class
• Received prompt feedback on your academic performance
• Worked harder than you thought
• Worked with faculty on activities outside coursework (committees, student life, etc.)
• Discussed ideas from readings/classes with others
• Had serious conversations with students of a different race or ethnicity and those who differ from you - religious beliefs, political opinions, or personal values
- Engagement has compensatory effect on FY grades & persistence to the second year.
- Historically underserved students tend to benefit more from engagement than majority students.
High Impact Activities
First-Year Seminars and Experiences
Common Intellectual Experiences
Learning Communities
Writing-Intensive Courses
Collaborative Assignments and Projects
“Science as Science Is Done”; Undergraduate Research
Diversity/Global Learning
Service Learning, Community-Based Learning
Internships
Capstone Courses and Projects
Activities collected by NSSE include participation in:
• Learning Communities
• Service Learning
• Research with a Faculty Member
• Study Abroad
• Culminating Senior Experience
What to do??
Make it possible for every student to participate in at least two high impact activities
One in First Year
• FY seminars
• Learning communities
• Service learning
One Later in Major
• Study abroad
• Student-faculty research
• Field placement or internship
• Capstone project